Shanghai - Michael Dillon

A comprehensive new history of Shanghai, revealing its vital place in Chinese history and politics across the centuries“A compelling book that will resonate for many readers.”—Stephen R. Platt, Wall Street Journal Home to 25 million people, Shanghai is the most populous and wealthiest city in China. A meeting point between China and the wider world, the city has become the beating heart of Chinese capitalism, a place of initiative, confidence, and forward thinking. It is a city of stark contradictions,... Zobrazit více